First and last names perceived as indexical of race/ethnicity

[Steven Black]

Here are a few papers to sort through on names and indexicality:

Aceto, Michael (2002). Ethnic Personal Names and Multiple Identities in
Anglophone Caribbean Speech Communities in Latin America. Language in
Society 31(4):577-608.
Allerton, D. J. (1987). The Linguistic and Sociolinguistic Status of
Proper Names: What are They, and Who Do They Belong To? Journal of
Pragmatics (11)1:61-92.
Suzman, Susan M. (1994). Names as Pointers: Zulu Personal Naming
Practices. Language in Society 23(3):253-272.




On 1/14/14 3:48 PM, "Karen Pennesi" <pennesi at UWO.CA> wrote:

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>Here is a link to Oreopoulos and Dechief's work on names as indexing
>ethnicity and the impact of non-English names on getting job interviews.
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>http://mbc.metropolis.net/assets/uploads/files/wp/2011/WP11-13.pdf
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>Like the others mentioned, it doesn't talk about race but ethnicity.
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>Karen Pennesi, PhD
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>Department of Anthropology
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